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IS THAT ALL THOSE SCREENED OUT MUST ULTIMATELY GO BACK TO VIETNAM. WE WOULD NOT FAVOUR GOING INTO THE SORT OF DETAIL ABOUT MANDATORY REPATRIATION ENVISAGED IN YOUR TUR. THAT SAID, WE DO RECOGNISE THE PRESSURES YOU ARE UNDER LOCALLY, AND ACCEPT THAT IN PRACTICE IT MAY BE INEVITABLE THAT YOU AND WE WILL PUT SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT GLOSSES IN WHAT WE SAY IN PUBLIC ON THE SUBJECT.
5. THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COLVIN TO DISCUSS ALL THIS WITH BARNES AND HANSON IN THE MARGINS OF THE KUALA LUMPUR MEETINGS. IT WILL BE IMPORTANT AT THOSE MEETINGS THAT THE UK AND
HONG KONG PLAYERS SPEAK WITH ONE VOICE ON THIS AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM, IN ORDER THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE OUR KEY OBJECTIVES. THESE ARE (FOR THE ICG MEETING) TO ACHIEVE ICG UNANIMITY ON THE BASIC PRINCIPLES UNDERPINNING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION (SPECIFICALLY TO PREVENT THE US FROM BREAKING RANKS OVER THE ISSUE OF INVOLUNTARY REPATRIATION: TO DEVISE A COMMON STRATEGY FOR DEALING WITH VIETNAMESE OBJECTIONS TO THE CPA: AND TO
A COMMON STRATEGY TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM OF RESETTLEMENT OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG): AND (FOR THE PREPARATORY CONFERENCE) TO SECURE INTERNATIONAL ENDORSEMENT OF A REGION WIDE SCREENING PROGRAMME: TO SECURE A FIRM COMMITMENT FROM VIETNAM TO TAKE BACK ALL THOSE SCREENED OUT AS NON-REFUGEES: AND TO WORK FOR AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT ON A RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMME.
HOWE
YYYY
DEVISE
DISTRIBUTION
98
MAIN
92
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
NEWS
LIMITED
PS
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
ADDITIONAL
6
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
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